2 Peter 3:1

2 Peter 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
• New International Version (NIV)Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder),

Context of 2 Peter 3:1

Loved ones, this is now the second letter that I am writing to you. In both I am trying to stir you up by way of a reminder to wholesome thinking— 2to remember the words previously proclaimed by the holy prophets and the commandment of our Lord and Savior through your emissaries. 3First of all, understand that in the last days, scoffers will come scoffing, following after their own desires

2 Peter 3:1 word by word

Ταύτην ἤδη, ἀγαπητοί, δευτέραν ὑμῖν γράφω ἐπιστολήν, ἐν αἷς διεγείρω ὑμῶν ἐν ὑπομνήσει τὴν εἰλικρινῆ διάνοιανRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• epistleἐπιστολήepistolē · epistleG1992
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• Iγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• nowἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I stir upδιεγείρωdiegeirō · to arouseG1326
• pureεἰλικρινήςeilikrinēs · pureG1506
• mindsδιάνοιαdianoia · mindG1271
• remembranceὑπόμνησιςhupomnēsis · remembranceG5280

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:1

• 2 Corinthians 13:2I spoke a warning, when I was with you the second time. Though now I am away, I am again speaking a warning to those who have sinned before, as well as to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone—
• 1 Peter 1:1Peter, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua, To the sojourners of the Diaspora in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia—chosen
• 2 Peter 1:13I think it right to stir you up with a reminder, as long as I remain alive in this “tent” of a body—
• 2 Timothy 1:6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
• Psalms 24:4One with clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully.
• Psalms 73:1A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to the pure in heart.
• Matthew 5:8“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
• 1 Timothy 5:22Do not lay hands on anyone hastily or take part in the sins of others—keep yourself pure.
• 1 Peter 1:22Now that you have purified your souls in obedience to the truth, leading to sincere brotherly love, love one another fervently from a pure heart.
• 2 Peter 1:12Therefore I intend to keep reminding you of these things, even though you know them and are well-grounded in the truth that you have.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1This second epistle - In order to guard them against the seductions of false teachers, he calls to their remembrance the doctrine of the ancient prophets, and the commands or instructions of the apostles, all founded on the same basis. He possibly refers to the prophecies of Enoch, as mentioned by Jude, Judges 1:14, Judges 1:15; of David, Psalm 1:1, etc.; and of Daniel, Daniel 12:2, relative to the coming of our Lord to judgment: and he brings in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you - This expression proves that he had written a former epistle, and that it was addressed to the same persons as this. Compare Introduction, Section 3. In both which I stir up your pure minds … - That is, the main object of both epistles is the same - to call to your remembrance important truths which you have before heard, but which you are in danger of forgetting, or from which you are in danger of being…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The design here is to remind of Christ's final coming to judgement. (1-4) He will appear unexpectedly, when the present frame of nature will be dissolved by fire. (5-10) From thence is inferred the need for holiness, and stedfastness in the faith. (11-18) Verses 1-4 The purified minds of Christians are to be stirred up, that they may be active and lively in the work of holiness. There will be scoffers in the last days, under the gospel, men who make light…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This is now my second letter to you: The first letter was probably 1 Peter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-182Pe 3:1-18. Sureness of Christ's Coming, and Its Accompaniments, Declared in Opposition to Scoffers about to Arise. God's Long Suffering a Motive to Repentance, as Paul's Epistles Set Forth; Concluding Exhortation to Growth in the Knowledge of Christ. 1. now--"This now a second Epistle I write." Therefore he had lately written the former Epistle. The seven Catholic Epistles were written by James, John, and Jude, shortly before their deaths; previously…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 3:1

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Commentaries on 2 Peter 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings